| Resolution Number: | 1976-A100 |
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| Title: | Commit to Regional Rather Than Diocesan Partnerships |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America will in future make its commitments, not to an isolated Anglican diocese, but to the Province, Council, or Region of which it is a member.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis 1976 (New York: General Convention, 1977), p. C-139. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Joint Commission on World Mission |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on World Mission |
House of Deputies
On the Fourth Day, the Rev. Charles H. Eddy (Alaska), Chairman of the Committee on World Mission, presented Report #3 on Resolution A-100, Commitments to Anglican Provinces and Regions as follows:
Original Text of Resolution:
(A100)
Whereas, the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America has entered into Partnership with many Anglican Churches in the course of which commitments to individual dioceses are being assessed and renegotiated, now, therefore be it
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, that the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America will in the future make its commitments, not to an isolated Anglican diocese, but to the Province or Region of which it is a member.
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #41)
House of Bishops
On the Fifth Day, the Secretary read Message #41 from the House of Deputies, and the Bishop of Costa Rica moved that it be amended to add the words "or Council" following the word "Region" in the resolve paragraph.
Proposed Committee Amendment:
The amended Resolution reads as follows:
Whereas, the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America has entered into Partnership with many Anglican Churches in the course of which commitments to individual diocese are being assessed and renegotiated, now, therefore, be it
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, that the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America will in future make its commitments, not to an isolated Anglican diocese, but to the Province, Council, or Region of which it is a member.
The motion was seconded by Bishop Welles.
Amendment adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #62)
House of Deputies
On the Fifth Day, the Secretary read HB Message #62, concurring with amendment with HD Message #41 on commitments to Anglican Provinces Regions.
The House concurred
| Report Reference: | Joint Commission on World Mission, Reports to the 65th General Convention, 1976, pp. AA-230-AA-270. |
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| Abstract: | The 65th General Convention directs that commitments to an Anglican diocese should also be commitments to the appropriate province, council, or region. |